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Create the Command Bar

When the wizard has completed, you will be placed into the main code file

named ThisDocument.cs. Most of your code will execute when a user cre-

ates a new instance of your document. This event is handled by the follow-

ing method:

protected void ThisDocument_New( )

{

}

At this point, you are going to need to create some class-level variables to

work with as you build your command bar. The main class is

OfficeCodeBehind, so your code should look something like this:

public class OfficeCodeBehind

{

private object oMissing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

private Office.CommandBar CBar;

private Office.CommandBarComboBox CBarComboBox;

private Office.CommandBarButton CBarButton;

// ...

}

Next, you will need to write some code to create the different user interface

elements that you plan to place on the command bar. In this example, you

will need a combo listbox and a button. (You may need to change the connec-

tion string, highlighted in bold, to suit your SQL Server or MSDE installation.)

Figure 11-2. Microsoft Office Project Wizard

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You will notice that in this section of code, you will be using

the

oMissing ...